STAGE TUBE: Laura Bell Bundy is Back as 'Kitty Litre' for COOTER COUNTYSeptember 6, 2011Broadway and country music darling Laura Bell Bundy is back with her hilarious Cooter County series. In the clip below, watch Bundy talk the drawbacks of jaw reconstruction as 'Kitty Litre.' The webseries features Justice Goode (Laura Bell Bundy), Trudy James (Tiffany Engen), Tina James (Brooke Engen), and Bruce Dally (Hugh Howser).
Tix Now on Sale for Cynthia Nixon-Led WIT & John Lithgow-Led THE COLUMNIST at MTCSeptember 6, 2011Single tickets are available now for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway productions of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play WIT by Margaret Edson, directed by Lynne Meadow starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Nixon and the world premiere of THE COLUMNIST by David Auburn, directed by Daniel Sullivan starring Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow.
Barrymore Awards Honor Terrence McNally et al.; 2011 Nominations Announced!September 6, 2011The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia today announced 121 nominations in 23 categories for the 2011 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 66 voters who each saw 8 of the 147 shows nominated this year. Four additional awards-Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award, the Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations, Brown Martin Philadelphia Award and the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist-will also be distributed at the ceremony.

Alan Rickman-Led SEMINAR Tix Now on Sale to AmEx Card Holders; Box Office Opens 10/6September 6, 2011Producers Jeffrey Finn, Jill Furman, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith and Roy Furman have announced the on-sale Ticketing schedule for two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) making his eagerly-anticipated return to Broadway starring in the World Premiere of SEMINAR, a new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, The Family of Mann, Spike Heels, NBC's upcoming 'Smash'). Directed by acclaimed Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Aliens, Tigers Be Still, Kin, The Coward) in his Broadway debut, the production will also star Tony Award nominee Lily Rabe (The Merchant of Venice, Steel Magnolias, this summer's lauded A Doll's House at Williamstown) and Obie Award winner Hamish Linklater (The School for Lies, Twelfth Night, 'The New Adventures of Old Christine'). SEMINAR will begin previews on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) with an Opening Night set for Sunday, November 20 at 6:30 PM.
Adam Pascal to Replace Chad Kimball in MEMPHIS as 'Huey' Oct. 25September 6, 2011Hockadoo! The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced today that Broadway veteran Adam Pascal will join the cast of MEMPHIS as 'Huey Calhoun.' Pascal will begin performances on Tuesday, October 25th. Chad Kimball will play his final performance on Sunday, October 23rd. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Kimball recently suffered nerve damage in his neck as a result of performing the demading role he created on Broadway nearly two years ago and has had to miss several performances of late.
TV: BroadwayWorld Goes Inside NEWSIES Preview Day; Meet the Company!September 3, 2011This week, September 1, the compeny of Paper Mill Playhouse's Newsies delivered their first performance preview to the press. BroadwayWorld was on hand and spoke with the cast and creative team following the performance. Click below to meet the company and see new performance footage!
TV: NEWSIES Performance Preview - First Look!September 1, 2011The cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's premiere of Disney's Newsies delivered their first performance preview to the press today, September 1. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you a first look at the show!
STAGE TUBE: New GLEE Season 3 Promo Spot!September 1, 2011GLEE Season 3 is back Septeber, and eeryone's favorite underdogs are currently on the set filming away! Click below for the show's new promo spot, just released!
Gary Wilmes and Jennifer Lim Lead CHINGLISH on Broadway; Cast Announced!August 31, 2011CHINGLISH, the new comedy by Tony Award-winning and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), directed by OBIE Award winner Leigh Silverman (Well, In The Wake), will begin previews on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. The play will run at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) making its Broadway premiere following its world premiere production at Goodman Theatre in Chicago this summer.
AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN Hits the Road Again Post-BroadwayAugust 31, 2011Tickets for AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN will be on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers® from Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10:00am through Friday, September 30, 2011 at 11:59pm, at Telecharge.com ( 212-239-6200 ) with Preferred Seating available to American Express Gold Card, Platinum Card® and Centurion® members. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 12:00am. Tickets available in person at the Barrymore Theatre box office (243 West 47TH Street) beginning Wednesday, October 26. Group sales will be available soon through Broadway Inbound at 212-944-4172 .
Photo Flash: Broadway-Bound PORGY & BESS Opens at A.R.T. Tonight, 8/31August 31, 2011A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will present The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, opening the A.R.T.'s 2011-2 season tonight, August 17 at the Loeb Drama Center. The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, is adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus. Check out the first production shots below!
Check out the New Art for Broadway's BONNIE & CLYDE!August 30, 2011BONNIE & CLYDE will play at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, beginning previews on Friday, November 4th and opening on Thursday, December 1st. New artwork for the Broadway production has been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!
Richard Vida Joins LES MIS Tour as 'Thenardier' in Denver Tonight, 8/30August 30, 2011Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables welcomes Richard Vida to the role of Monsieur Thénardier beginning in Denver, CO, at The Buell Theatre August 30 - September 10, 2011. The all new production of Les Misérables features glorious new staging and spectacular re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
Photo Flash: New Hugh Jackman Posters for REAL STEEL Flick Released!August 30, 2011A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, 'Real Steel' stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. The film's promo posters have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the new art, along with production stills, below!
Photo Flash: Matt McGrath & More in The Old Globe's ROCKY HORROR SHOW - First Promo Shots!August 30, 2011Matt McGrath (Cabaret, The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets) leads The Old Globe's production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show as Frank ‘N' Furter. James Vásquez directs the musical with book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, choreography by JT Horenstein and music direction by Mike Wilkins. The first publicity shots of the company in partial costume have been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look below!